SGLT2 inhibitors are a new family of agents, which occlude the path of SGLT2 glucose reabsorption and cause glucosuria. Efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors includes reduction of HbA1c, fasting and ...

placebo. Perspective from Shannon C. Scott, DO, FACOFP Use of a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, or SGLT2, inhibitor combined with calorie restriction resulted in greater rates of type 2 diabetes ...

The researchers found that both SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists were associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular events, but the drug effects varied with the patients’ age.

The SGLT2 inhibitors, as a class, lead to similar treatment benefits at comparable clinical doses, although there are some discrepancies between them, particularly when dapagliflozin (Farxiga; ...

Opens in a new tab or window Comparative effectiveness study followed adults with type 2 diabetes who initiated SGLT-2 inhibitors from 2014 to 2020. Real-world outcomes largely point to comparable ...

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has reported that LX4211, an inhibitor of the sodium-dependent glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2; also known as SLC5A2), significantly improved glycaemic control in a Phase II ...

AstraZeneca's Forxiga has become the first SGLT2 inhibitor to be approved in Europe for use in people with chronic kidney disease, extending its lead over rival drugs in the class. The European ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window SGLT2 inhibitors were more cardioprotective in older people, but reduced HbA1c less with age. GLP-1 receptor agonists ...

sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors — these reduce the amount of glucose reabsorbed by the kidneys, meaning that it is excreted in the urine. A meta-analysis, published in the Journal of ...

Renal glucose reabsorption involves two transporter families: the SGLTs secondary active Na + /D-glucose co-transporters located at the brush border of tubular cells (SGLT2 and SGLT1) and the ...